Flexible photographic cartridge-film.



No. 733,539. l PATENTED JULY 14, 1903. 'l'

P. B. CADY.- FLEXIBLE PHOTOGRAPHIG CARTRIDGE IILM.

APPLIOATION FILED APB.. 4. 1903A. N0 MODEL. 2 SHEETS-SHBE-T 1.

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FLEXIBLE PHOTOGRAPHIC CARTRIDGE FILM.

APPLIoA'rIoN rum) un. 4, 1903.

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INV NTOR' city of Binghamton, county ot' Broome, State UNTTED STATns Patented July 14, 1903.

4PATENT @Frisia PARKER B. CADY, OF BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 733,539, dated July 14, 1903.

Application filed April 4, 1903. Serial No. 151.055. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, PARKER B. CADY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the of New York, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Flexible Photographic Cartridge-Films, of which the followingisafull, clear and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l illustrates a plan view ofthe invention. Fig. 2 illustrates an edgewise ele- Vation of the form of the invention shown in Fig. l. Fig. 3 illustrates an edgewise elevation of the invention in which the parts bear a slightly different relation to each other from that shown in Figs. l and 2. Fig. a illustrates an edgewise elevation of the invention in which the parts are so related to each other that the part of the opaque material opposite the film is slack when the lm is tense. Figs. 5, 6, and 7 illustrate enlarged views of the invention, showing the so-called real7 end of the film and the movement of the parts relative to each other during the act of reeling the film from the supply-spool to the winding-spool during exposure in the camera. Fig. 8 illustrates a perspective View of the film with its protective opaque material wound upon an ordinary flanged spool in the usual manner.

The purpose of the invention is to provide means whereby the so called loose or rear end of the film maybe so attached to the opaque material or black paper that all necessary movement of the former over the latter may be permitted while Winding them superposed on eachother from one spool to the other during exposure in a camera, and because of this attachment of the film to the opaque material convenient development of the exposed film in the so-ealled developing apparatus,such as the well-known McOurdy developing-box, is attained.

The invention may be embodied in a cartridge-film in various ways. I will illustrate as examples two only, which will 'clearly disclose to those skilled in this art the principles involved and that theymay beembodied in various other'constructions than those'l specifically illustrate and describe.

A indicates the opaque material for the protection of the sensitized film from the action of light. It may be made of black paper, as now commonly thev custom, or of any other suitable material. It is as wide as and preferably somewhat longer than the sensitized film, which is superposed upon it in such manner that theopaque material projects beyond the film, for reasons wellknown and un- 6o derstood, at both ends.

B represents the film. lt is attached to the opaque material at its front end C in any preferred manner. l illustrate the method now usually practiced. The rear or normally free or loose end of the film is preferably, but not under all circumstances necessarily, attached to the opaque material in a peculiar manner, as follows:

D is a piece of paper or equivalent ma- 7o terial, one edge ofv which is suitably attached to the rear end of the film, as at E, (see Figs.

5, (5, and 7,) and the opposite edge of the piece D is likewise suitably attached tothe opaque material somewhat beyond the end of the film, as at F. The parts of the piece D between the attached edges have no connection either with the film or the opaque material and are free to move. Assuming now that the film and opaque material are equally 8o stretched and lie parallel with each other, as shown in all the figures except Fig. t, it` will be observed that as they both together are wound off from the supply-spool onto the winding-spool during exposure in a camera the film will gradually crawl,as it is called,

in other Words, slip over the surface of the opaque material, owing tc the fact that the opaque material being outside of the film itsv convolutions have somewhatgreaterdiameter 9c than the corresponding convolutions of the film, so that as the winding proceeds the piece D being gradually shoved rearwardly. by the crawling of the film will first become wavy or wrinkled, asshown in Fig. 5. Then as the crawling continues foldswill be formed in the piece D, as shown in Fig. G, and nally as the winding is completed and the piece D is wound upon the winding-reel the pressure fiattens down 'the folds shown roo in. Fig. 6 into the plait-like condition shown in Fig. 7. The piece D may be previously folded and creased to facilitate the above action, if desired.

Fig. 8 illustrates the iilm with its protective opaque material wound upon an ordinary flanged spool in the usual manner. a a are the flanges of the spool. l) b represent the black paper which is wrapped about-,therefore inclosing and protecting, the sensitized [ilm in the usual manner. c is an ordinary confining-paster 1o prevent the black paper from unwinding.

It will be noted that owing to the abovestated construction and arrangement of the parts the rear end of the film is attached to the opaque material even while on the stockspool and is thereby controlled by it and yet, owing to the peculiar construction of the attaching meansfthe rear end of the film is permitted all needful independent movement, and, further, that when the film has been exposed it may be conveniently developed in such an apparatus as the McCurdy developing-box, because the attachment of the film to the opaque material will give the latter control over the former and prevent its curling.

In Fig. i I illustrated a modified const-ruction in which that part of the opaque material which is opposite the film is somewhat longer than the film, including the means of its attachment to the opaque material, so that when the latter is stretched the opaque material will be slack, as shown, which slack, however, will be taken up during the winding of both together on a spool. This form is sometimes preferred, because thereby the formation of the folds or plaits in the piece D is avoided, yet the essential feature of the control of the film by the opaque material is present.

It will be clear to those who are familiar with this art that many departures may be made from the details 0f the speciiic examples illustrated and described by me and still the essentials of the invention be present. I therefore do not limit myself to such details nor to the said specie examples.

It will be understood that my invention is essentially different from a practice now somewhat in vogue of attaching the normally free end of the film to the opaque material after exposure and before placing the same in a developing-box, because my film is at all times, even while on the-stock-spool, attached to the opaque material at both ends. Consequently in the use of my invention there is no occasion to unroll the black paper after exposure for the purpose of attaching the film to it. This operation is essential under the practice referred to, and thereby fogging of the film is exceedingly apt to occur.

I claim-.

l. In a cartridge-film for photographic purposes the combination of a strip of flexible opaque material, a strip of sensitized film attached at one end to the Opaque material, and another piece of material attached at one part to the film and at another part to the opaque material, the Whole being wound upon a spool ready for insertion in a camera and adapted fer exposure therein.

2. In a cartridge-film for photographic purposes the combination of a strip of flexible opaque material, a strip of sensitized film attached at one end to the opaque material, and another piece of material attached at one edge to the film and at the opposite edge to the opaque material and having a section between the two attached edges not attached to anything.

3. In a cartridge-film for photographic purl poses the combination of a strip of flexible and opaque material and a strip of sensitized film attached at both ends to the opaque material, the length of the film between the points of attachment to the opaque material being less than that of the opaque material between the same points, so that when the film is stretched, the opaque material will be slack.

i. In a cartridge-nlm for photographic purposes the combination of a strip of flexible opaque material, a strip of sensitized film fixedly attached at one end t0 the opaque material, and another piece of material attached at one edge to the end of the film and at its other edge to the opaque material and having a section between the two attached edges not attached to anything, the arrangement of the film and its attaching means relative to the opaque material being such, that when the film and its attaching means are stretched, the opaque material opposite the lm will be slack.

5. In a cartridge-nlm for photographic purposes the combination of a strip of flexible opaque material, a strip of sensitized film xedly attached at one end to the opaque material and movably attached thereto at the other end by means adapted to be longitudinally pushed together or collapsed by movement of the iilm longitudinally of the opaque material during the winding operation.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this speciiication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

PARKER B. CADY.

Witnesses:

T. M. NILEs, II. H. SMITH.

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